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sceamian

(v.)
Grammar
sceamian, ode.

to feel shame, be ashamed to cause shame

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Gif wé scomiaþ ðæt wé tó uncúðum monnum suelc sprecen si homo apud hominem, de quo minime praesumit, fieri intercessor erubescit, Past. 10,2 ; Swt. 63, 5.

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; MS. Hat. 19b, 28. Nǽnig móste heora hrórra hrím æpla gedígean none of their hardy fruits could withstand the frost; occidit moros in pruina. Ps. Th. 77, 47.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANGgoingjourneystepwaypathpassagecourse (of time)ĭtergrădusgressusincessusambŭlātiosēmĭtaa passagedrainprivylatrīnasecessus

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GANG, going, journey, step, way, path, passage, course (of time); ĭter, grădus, gressus, incessus, ambŭlātio, sēmĭta Beswícan gangas [MS. M. stepas] míne supplantāre gressus meos, Ps. Spl. C. 139, 5. Mínne gang gressum meum, Ps. Th. 139, 5.

nosu

(n.)
Grammar
nosu, neosu; gen. a and e; also an; f.

the nosea nessa piece of land projecting into water

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Wé gestincaþ mid úrum nosum, Past. 56; Swt. 433. 20 : Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 42. Ða telgran habbaþ ǽgðer ge eágon ge nosa (nosan, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 318, 11. Nose hí habbaþ nares habent, Ps.

Linked entries: nasu nose leþer-hose

unriht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, es; n.

Unlawful cohabitationillicit intercourseadulteryfornication

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MSS.) luxuriae mucrone, Past. 43; Swt. 313, 9. On ðæt hnesce bedd ðæs gesinscipes, næs on ða heardan eorðan ðæs únryhthǽmdes, 51; Swt. 397, 23.

Linked entry: riht-hǽmed

boh

Grammar
boh, l. bóh,

sprig

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Hit bið unnyt ðæt mon hwelces yfles bógas snǽde, buton mon wille ðá wyrtruman forceorfan, Past. 222, 15. Bógas wíngerdes propagines uitis, An. Ox. 2016: Hpt. Gl. 496, 76

fen

mudmiredirtfen

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Sió hond . . . ðe wille ðæt fenn of óðerre áðierran manus quae diluere sordes curat, Past. 75, 23.

folgere

a successora followeradherent

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Th. ii. 82, 19. one who succeeds to the office of another, a successor past gewinn betux Alexandres folgerum bella inter successores Alexandri, Ors. 3, II; 148, 27.

fremu

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Ðæt hé sumne hearm geswigode ðǽr ðǽr hé freme gecleopian meahte that he had done harm by silence where he might have got profit by calling out, Past. 49, 22

grénnes

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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe ná wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe

íþe

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Him wǽre iéðre ðǽt hé hira gearra wénde, Past. 433, 29. Náwuht nis iéðre tó gesecganne, 239, 10: Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 11. Micle iéðre, Past. 203, 17. Micle ðe iéðre, 277, 25. Éþre is facilius est, Mt. R. 19, 24.

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

sárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sárlíce, adv.

sorely, painfullysorely, grievously, lamentably sorely, bitterly, heavily

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Th. 276, 25; Jul. 571. in a manner that causes mental pain, sorely, grievously, lamentably Ðæt mín fót ful sárlíce ásliden wǽre, Ps. Th. 93, 17. Hí mé on dígle deorce stówe settan sárlíce, 142, 4.

on-cunnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cunnan, p. -cúðe; pp. -cunnen

To accuse a person (acc.) of something (gen., clause beginning with ðæt or with prep, be, for), to blame, charge, lay to a person's charge

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Ðonne oncúðon impugnabant hié mé bútan scylde, Past. 46, 7; Swt. 355, 15. Hié sylfe be ðdon oncúðon, ðæt hié swá ne dydon, Blickl. Homl. 215, 12. Gif hwá óðerne godborges oncunne, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 5.

Linked entries: á-cunnan on-cunness

spanan

(v.)
Grammar
spanan, p. spón, speón; pp. spanen

To allureenticeluredecoyattracturgesuggerere, suadere, persuadereto allure

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MSS.) ðe his ðeáwa giémaþ tó ryhte spectatores suos ad sublimia invitet, Past. 14, 2; Swt. 83, 2.

ge-þóht

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Add: a thought, what a person thinks, an idea, opinion Ðá ðe ofer óðre bióð, giémen hié ... ðý lǽs ðæt geðóht hine ofersuíðe, Past. 119, 16.

Linked entry: þóht

FEALO

(adj.)
Grammar
FEALO, fealu, feale; def. se fealwa; adj.

FALLOW, pale yellow or red coloured as withered grass or leaves, dusky, bay? flāvus, gilvus, fuscus

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Ger. falo, falw: Icel. fölr pale, fallow: Lat. pallĭdus pale: Sansk. palita grey. ] DER æppel-fealu

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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D. 590-604, who sent Augustine and other missionaries to England in 597; Gregŏrius Gregorius se hálga pápa, Engliscre þeóde apostol, wæs of æðelborenre mǽgþe acenned.... Felix, se eáwfæsta pápa, wæs his fifta fæder....

scyld

(n.)
Grammar
scyld, e: scyldu (o); indecl. f.
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Scylða, Past. 32, 2; Swt. 211, 20. Scelda, Ps. C. 45. Bróðres schyldo fratris vitia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 5. Áscyred scylda gehwylcre, deópra firena, Elen. Kmbl. 2624; El. 1313: 937; El. 470.

Linked entry: GYLT

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Stæppaþ ryhte, ne healtigeaþ leng, Past. 11; Swt. 65, 18. Ðýlæs hé ofer ðone ðerscold stæppe, 13; Swt. 77, 22: Lchdm. ii. 124, 6. Ðæt hié stæppen on ryhtne weg, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 25. Ðǽr ic stæppan scyle, Ps. Th. 16, 5: Cd.

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Sewrítere (scriptor), gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr áwrát, ðeáhhé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 32. Mín tunge ys gelícost ðæs wríteres feþere ðe hraðost wrít, Ps. Th. 44, 2.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan